Formas compostas:
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bend [sth] to [sth],
bend [sth] toward [sth] vtr + prep | (direct, turn) | entortar vt |
| | | curvar vt |
| | | recurvar vt |
| | | empenar vt |
| | Alfie bent the lamp towards his book. |
| | Alfie curvou a luminária em direção ao livro. |
| bend to [sth] vi + prep | figurative (submit to) | curvar-se vp |
| | | sucumbir vt |
| | | sujeitar-se vp |
| | | capitular vt |
| | The warriors bent to the superior power of the outlaws that surrounded them. |
| | Os guerreiros se curvaram ao poder superior dos bandidos que os cercavam. |
| bend [sb/sth] to [sth] vtr + prep | figurative (cause to submit, manipulate) | subjugar vt |
| | (figurado) | curvar vt |
| | The king vowed to bend the rebel army to his will. |
| | O rei prometeu subjugar o exército rebelde à sua vontade. |
| bend over [sth/sb] vi + prep | (lean over) | inclinar-se vp |
| | | dobrar-se vp |
| | Sam bent over the fence to try to reach the ball which had landed in his neighbour's garden. |
| | Sam inclinou-se na cerca para tentar alcançar a bola que tinha caído no jardim do vizinho. |
| bend [sth] over vtr + adv | (fold) | dobrar vt |
| | He bent over the corner of the page to mark his place in the book. |
| | Ele dobrou o canto da página para marcar o seu lugar no livro. |
| benefit from [sth] vi + prep | (derive advantage) | beneficiar-se vp |
| | The company will benefit from the growth in sales. |
| | A firma vai-se beneficiar com o crescimento das vendas. |
| benefit [sb/sth]⇒ vtr | (be of use) | beneficiar vt |
| | The work of the volunteers benefits the community. |
| | O trabalho dos voluntários beneficia a comunidade. |
| benefit [sb/sth] vtr | (do good to) | beneficiar vt |
| | More exercise will benefit your body. |
| | Mais exercícios irão beneficiar seu corpo. |
| bent on [sth] adj + prep | (determined) | inclinado a expres |
| | | determinado a expres |
| | The victim's father is bent on revenge. |
| bent on doing [sth] adj | (determined to do [sth]) | inclinado a expres |
| | | determinado a expres |
| | That cousin of yours is bent on doing as much damage as he can. |
| be bent on [sth] vtr | (be determined about [sth]) | inclinar-se vp |
| | | determinar-se vp |
| benumb [sth/sb]⇒ vtr | (make numb) | amortecer vt |
| | | entorpecer vt |
| | | adormecer vt |
| benumbed by [sth] adj + prep | literary (made numb by: cold, etc.) | amortecido por adj + prep |
| | | entorpecido por adj + prep |
| | | adormecido por adj + prep |
| bequeath [sth]⇒ vtr | (property: leave in will) (propriedade) | legar vt |
| | The man died poor and didn't have any property to bequeath. |
| bequeath [sb] [sth]⇒ vtr | (property: leave to [sb] in will) (formal, jurídico) | legar vt |
| | | deixar em testamento loc v |
| | My great-aunt bequeathed me her antique wooden cabinet. |
| bequeath [sth] to [sb] vtr + prep | (property: leave to [sb] in will) (formal, jurídico) | legar vt |
| | | deixar em testamento loc v |
| | The old lady surprised everyone by bequeathing all her worldly goods to her cat. |
| bequeath [sth] to [sb] vtr + prep | figurative (hand down) | legar, transmitir vt |
| | The firm has been bequeathing its know-how to others for generations. |
| bereave [sb] of [sth/sb] v expr | (deprive [sb] of) | destituir, privar vt |
| | (figurado) | roubar |
| | The First World War bereaved the couple of both their sons. |
| | A Primeira Guerra Mundial destituiu o casal dos dois filhos. |
| bereft of [sth] adj + prep | (person: deprived of [sth]) | desprovido adj |
| | The game left me bereft of a hundred dollars. |
| | O jogo me deixou desprovido de cem dólares. |
| bereft of [sth] adj + prep | (devoid of [sth]) | desprovido adj |
| | Your latest idea is utterly bereft of common sense. |
| | Sua ideia mais recente está completamente desprovida de bom senso. |
| berth [sth]⇒ vtr | (moor, dock: a ship) | atracar vt |
| | The captain berthed the ship with ease. |
| | O capitão atracou o navio com facilidade. |
| berth [sth] vtr | (assign docking place) | ancorar vt |
| beseech [sb] to do [sth] v expr | literary (beg with [sb] to do) | implorar, suplicar vt |
| | (formal) | rogar vt |
| | The thief beseeched the king to spare him execution. |
| beset [sth]⇒ vtr | figurative (afflict) (figurado) | afligir vt |
| | | atingir vt |
| | Crime has beset the inner city for many years. |
| be beset by [sth/sb] v expr | (under attack: from enemy) (atacado pelo inimigo) | assaltado, acossado adj |
| | | assediado adj |
| | The campers were beset by a family of bears. |
| be beset by [sth] v expr | (surrounded by) (rodeado) | cercado adj |
| | The farmhouse is beset by a dense forest. |
| be beset by [sth] v expr | figurative (assailed: by difficulties, doubts, etc.) (figurado) | assaltar vt |
| | | atacar vt |
| | Joan was suddenly beset by doubts as to her brother's motives. |
| be beset with [sth] v expr | (studded with jewels, etc.) (com adornos) | coberto, guarnecido adj |
| | The crown was beset with rubies and diamonds. |
| beside yourself with [sth] prep | figurative (out of your senses) | fora de si loc adv |
| | (figurado) | louco, maluco adj |
| | My mother was beside herself with worry when I didn't call. |
| besiege [sth/sb]⇒ vtr | (surround) | sitiar, cercar vt |
| | Enemy troops besieged the castle. |
| besmear [sb/sth]⇒ vtr | figurative, literary (defame, speak ill of) | difamar vt |
| besmear [sb/sth] vtr | literary (soil, make dirty) | besmear vt |
| besmirch [sth/sb]⇒ vtr | figurative (tarnish, smear) (figurado: manchar, sujar) | denegrir vt |
| | The scandal has besmirched the reputation of this previously highly respected man. |
| bespangle [sth]⇒ vtr | (decorate, make sparkly) | enfeitar vt |
| bespattered with [sth] adj + prep | literary (covered with [sth]) | salpicado de adj + prep |
| bespeak [sth]⇒ vtr | literary or formal (indicate) | indicar, testemunhar vt |
| | Her lined face bespoke a life of hardship. |
| bespeak [sth] vtr | archaic (order [sth] in advance) | evidenciar vt |
| best [sb/sth]⇒ vtr | often passive (do better than, beat) | superar v int |
| | After practicing every day, Marc bested his sister at their last tennis match. |
| | Depois de praticar muito, Marcos superou sua irmã na última partida de tênis. |
| best able to do [sth] expr | (most capable of) | mais bem capacitado a expres |
| | The promotion should go to the one best able to handle the responsibility. |
| | A promoção deve ir para aquele mais bem capacitado a lidar com a responsabilidade. |
| best before [sth] adj + prep | (food: fresh until a specified date) | consumir antes de expres |
| | Milk is best before the expiration date. |
| bestow [sth]⇒ vtr | formal (present, give: an award, gift) (formal) | conceder vt |
| | | entregar vt |
| | | atribuir vt |
| | When will the queen bestow the award? |
| | Quando a Rainha concederá o prêmio? |
bestow [sth] on [sb],
bestow [sth] upon [sb] vtr + prep | formal (present, give [sb]: an award, gift) (formal) | conceder a vt + prep |
| | | entregar a vt + prep |
| | | atribuir a vt + prep |
| | | outorgar a vt + prep |
| | The head of the Board of Education bestowed the Outstanding Teacher of the Year award on Mrs. Hall. |
| | The king bestowed knighthoods on his most loyal subjects. |
| | O presidente do Conselho de Educação concedeu o prêmio de Melhor Professor do ano para a professora Hall. O rei concedeu honras de cavaleiro aos seus súditos mais leais. |
| bestrew [sth]⇒ vtr | poetic (scatter about) | espalhar vt |
| bestride [sth]⇒ vtr | (straddle) | cavalgar vt |
| | | montar vt |
| | London Bridge was the very first bridge to bestride the Thames. |
| bet [sth]⇒ vtr | (wager an amount) | apostar vt |
| | | arriscar vt |
| | | jogar vt |
| | The odds are 11/2, so if you bet £2 and your horse wins, you'll get £11 back. |
| | Rita apostou dez dólares num cavalo na corrida. |
| bet [sb] [sth]⇒ vtr | (wager with [sb]) | apostar com vt + prep |
| | I'll bet you one hundred dollars. |
| | Aposto cem dólares com você. |
| bet on [sth] vi + prep | (place a wager on) | apostar vt |
| | Rita bet on a horse at the race track. |
| | Rita apostou em um cavalo na corrida. |
| bet on [sth] vi + prep | figurative (be totally confident of) | apostar vt |
| | | asseverar vt |
| | My holiday starts tomorrow, so you can bet on it raining! |
| | Minhas férias começam amanhã, então pode apostar que vai chover! |
| bet against [sth] vi + prep | (wager against [sth]) | apostar contra v int + prep |
| | Oscar lost his money because he bet against the winning horse. |
| | Oscar perdeu seu dinheiro, porque apostou contra o cavalo vencedor. |
| bet against [sth] vi + prep | figurative (assume [sth] will fail) | apostar contra expres |
| | | dar como perdido expres |
| | I wouldn't bet against his getting the promotion. |
| | Eu não apostaria contra ele ganhar a promoção. |
| | Eu não daria como perdido ele ganhar a promoção. |
| beta test [sth] vtr | (software: trial again) (versão experimental) | realizar testes beta loc v |
| | The company is looking for volunteers to beta test the software upgrade. |
| betake [sth]⇒ vtr | archaic (take, move) | refugiar, recorrer vt |
| bethink [sth]⇒ vtr | archaic (think, reflect) | refletir vt |
| | | considerar vt |
| betide [sth/sb]⇒ vtr | archaic (happen to) | acontecer vt |
| | | suceder vt |
| betoken [sth]⇒ vtr | (indicate or symbolize) | indicar vt |
| | | sinalizar vt |
| betray [sb/sth]⇒ vtr | (be disloyal) | trair vt |
| | Charles I of England was executed for betraying his country. |
| | Charles I, da Inglaterra, foi executado por trair seu país. |
| betray [sth]⇒ vtr | (go against ideals) | trair vt |
| | She refused to betray her own values by eating meat just to avoid offending her host. |
| | Ela se recusou a trair os seus valores ao comer carne apenas para evitar ofender o anfitrião. |
| betray [sb/sth]⇒ vtr | (expose treacherously) | trair vt |
| | Chad was betrayed by his best friend, and was subsequently arrested. |
| | Chad foi traído por seu melhor amigo e estava preso por conta disso. |
| betray [sth]⇒ vtr | figurative (reveal) | deixar transparecer loc v |
| | | revelar vt |
| | Though she smiled as she spoke, her quavering voice betrayed her fear. |
| | Apesar dela ter sorrido enquanto falava, a voz trêmula dela deixou transparecer seu medo. |
| betray [sth] vtr | figurative (indicate) | indicar vt |
| | | revelar vt |
| | The crack in the wall betrays the questionable structural integrity of the building. |
| | A rachadura na parede indica a integridade estrutural comprometida do prédio. |
| better [sth]⇒ vtr | (improve) | melhorar vt |
| | She spent her life trying to better the living conditions of the poor. |
| | Ela passou a vida tentando melhorar a condição de vida dos pobres. |
| better [sth] vtr | (surpass) | melhorar vt |
| | Let's see if I can better my previous score. |
| | Vamos ver se posso melhorar meu placar anterior. |
| bevel [sth]⇒ vtr | (cut on a slant) (cortar em ângulo) | chanfrar, esguelhar vt |
| | The framer bevelled the edges of the mount. |
| bevy of [sth] n | (flock: of birds or animals) (de pássaros ou animais) | bando sm |
| | (de animais) | rebanho sm |
| | A bevy of quails was foraging for seeds. |
| bevy of [sth] n | figurative (group: of people) (de pessoas) | bando sm |
| | As the exonerated man emerged from the court, he was greeted by a bevy of reporters. |
| bewail [sth]⇒ vtr | (bemoan, lament) | lamentar, lastimar, deplorar vt |
| beware of [sth/sb] vtr + prep | (be careful, mistrustful) (BRA) | tomar cuidado com expres v |
| | (POR) | ter cuidado com expres v |
| | Beware of fraudulent emails requesting access to your bank details. |
| beware [sth/sb]⇒ vtr | (be careful, watch out) (BRA) | tomar cuidado com expres v |
| | (POR) | ter cuidado com expres v |
| | Beware the broken glass on the sidewalk. |
| | Tome cuidados com os vidros quebrados na calçada. |
| bewitch [sb/sth]⇒ vtr | (cast spell on) (lançar feitiço) | enfeitiçar vt |
| | In the past, people believed it was possible to bewitch somebody with a magic spell. |
| beyond the bounds of [sth] expr | (not within acceptable limits) (inaceitável) | além dos limites expres |
| bias for [sth/sb] n | (inclination: in favour) | preferência sf |
| | | inclinação sf |
| | | propensão sf |
| | His bias for attractive employees was obvious. |
| | Sua preferência por empregadas atraentes era óbvia. |
bias in favor of [sth/sb] (US),
bias in favour of [sth/sb] (UK) n | (inclination: in favor) | inclinação sf |
| | | tendência sf |
| | The electoral system suffers from bias in favour of one particular party. |
| | O sistema eleitoral sofre com a inclinação eleitoral em favor do Partido Trabalhista. |
| bias against [sth/sb] n | (prejudice: against) | preconceito sm |
| | The manager was fired because of his bias against women. |
| | O gerente foi despedido por causa do seu preconceito contra mulheres. |
bias [sb] in favor of [sb/sth] (US),
bias [sb] in favour of [sb/sth] (UK) v expr | (prejudice, influence in favor) | predispor, tender, influenciar vt |
| | Steph's upbringing has biased her in favour of left-wing causes. |
| | A educação de Steph a influenciou a favor das causas de esquerda. |
| bias [sb] against [sb/sth] vtr + prep | (prejudice, influence [sb] against) | inclinar vt |
| | The media may have biased people against voting for Taylor. |
| | A mídia pode ter inclinado as pessoas contra votar em Taylor. |
| bias [sth]⇒ vtr | (electronics: give a bias) (eletrônica) | polarizar vt |
| | I biased the circuit to run from 1.0V to 5.0V. |
| | Eu polarizei o circuito para funcionar de 1,0 V para 5,0 V. |
bicker about [sth],
bicker over [sth] vi + prep | (quarrel about) | brigar v int |
| | | discutir v int |
| | My brother and I often bicker over which TV channel we want to watch. |
| bid [sth] for [sth] vtr + prep | (auction: offer) (leilão: lance) | oferecer vt |
| | | fazer um lance expres v |
| | He bid one hundred euros for the painting at the auction. |
| | Ele ofereceu cem euros pela tela no leilão. |
bid for [sth],
bid to do [sth] vi + prep | (offer services) (licitação) | oferecer serviços expres v |
| | | fazer um lance expres v |
| | Three construction companies are bidding for the prestigious contract. |
| | Três construtoras estão oferecendo serviços pelo conceituado contrato. |
| bid for [sth] vi + prep | (compete) | competir v int |
| | Twenty competitors are bidding for the title of "World's Strongest Man". |
| | Vinte concorrentes estão competindo pelo título de "Homem mais forte do mundo". |
| bid [sb] (to) do [sth]⇒ vtr | formal, dated (direct, command) | mandar vt |
| | When your mother bids you tidy your room, do so. |
| | Quando sua mãe mandar você limpar seu quarto, limpe-o. |
| bid [sb] [sth]⇒ vtr | (speak as greeting) | dar cumprimento expres v |
| | The arriving guest bid his host a good evening. |
| | O convidado que chegou deu um cumprimento de boa noite ao anfitrião. |
| bid [sth]⇒ vtr | (cards: make a bid) (cartas) | fazer um lance expres v |
| | | declarar vt |
| | He bid three tricks, though he was pretty sure that he could win more. |
| | Ele apostou em uma vaza de três, mas estava seguro de que poderia ganhar mais. |
| bid on [sth] vi + prep | (make an offer to buy [sth]) | fazer uma oferta expres v |
| | | fazer um lance expres v |
| | Sheila bid on a vase at an auction. |
| | Sheila fez uma oferta em um vaso no leilão. |
bid [sth] farewell,
bid farewell to [sth] v expr | figurative (leave: a place) (figurado) | despedir-se de vp |
| | (formal, figurado) | dar adeus a expres v |
| | In 1860, my great-grandfather bid farewell to his native Poland and emigrated to South Africa. |
bid [sth] farewell,
bid farewell to [sth] v expr | figurative (lose) (formal, figurado) | dar adeus a expres v |
| | | perder vt |
| | With that defeat, the team bade farewell to their chances of winning the event. |
| bid for [sth] vi + prep | (make an offer to buy) (fazer oferta para compra) | dar, fazer um lance expres v |
| | Sarah went to the auction and bid for lot number 305. |
| bigger than [sb/sth] adj + conj | (larger) | maior que loc adj |
| | When he gets older, he will be bigger than his father. |
| | Quando ele ficar mais velho, será maior que seu pai. |
| bigger than [sb/sth] adj + conj | figurative (more important) | maior que loc adj |
| | The Beatles were even bigger than Elvis. |
| | Os Beatles foram maiores que Elvis. |
| bilk [sb] out of [sth] v expr | (swindle out of) | calotear vt |
| | | fraudar vt |
| bill [sb] [sth]⇒ vtr | (charge) | cobrar vt |
| | I can't believe the hospital billed me ten thousand dollars. |
| | Não acredito que o hospital me cobrou dez mil dólares. |
| bill [sb] [sth] for [sth] vtr + prep | (charge) | cobrar vt |
| | The lawyer billed him three hundred dollars for the service. |
| | A advogada lhe cobrou trezentos dólares pelo serviço. |
| bill [sth] as⇒ vtr | (advertise) | anunciar v int |
| | The band was billed as the next Beatles. |
| | A banda era anunciado como o próximo Beatles. |
| billions of [sth] adj | (thousands of millions in number) (BRA) | bilhão num |
| | (POR) | bilião num |
| | There are billions of cells in the human body. |
| a billion [sth] adj | figurative, informal (many) (BRA: figurado, informal) | um bilhão de, bilhões de expres |
| | (POR: figurado, informal) | um bilião de, biliões de expres |
| | I can think of a billion things I'd do if I didn't have to work. |
| | Consigo pensar em um bilhão de coisas que eu faria se não tivesse que trabalhar. |
| billions of [sth] adj | figurative, informal (many) (BRA: figurado, informal) | bilhão num |
| | (POR: figurado, informal) | bilião num |
| | Kieron comes up with billions of excuses not to do his homework. |
| bin [sth]⇒ vtr | UK, informal (throw away, discard) (BRA) | jogar fora expres v |
| | (formal) | descartar vt |
| | (POR) | deitar fora expres v |
| | Do you think this milk is still good? No, you'd better bin it. |
| | Você acha que esse leite ainda está bom? Não, é melhor você jogar no lixo. |